Patrick Blanc, PhD is the creator of the Vertical Garden (Le Mur Végétal) hydroponic living wall system and is a botanist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research, where he specializes in plants from subtropical forests. Since 1982, he has studied the many ways plants adapt to extreme conditions. Patrick has received numerous awards and worked with Jean Nouvel, Andree Putman, Frances Soler, Edouard Francois, Jaqueline et Henri Boiffils, Herzog et de Meuron, Mark Newson, Saguez et Partners, and many others. Patrick is the author of The Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City, 2008, and the upcoming revised edition coming in April of this year.

In his The Vertical Garden – from Nature to Cities Patrick explains that “Since more than half the human population is now living in cities, the faÃ§ades of the high rise building must be seen as a valuable place for bringing back the nature into the cities.

“For each new single project, I have answered with new shapes and new plant species. The Vertical Garden is no longer a vertical panel; it is now possible to freely create it on various structures like columns, spirals, slopes or even vegetal ceilings.”

I’m sure you’ll enjoy our interview with Patrick Blanc which precedes his awesome video presentation which was filmed previously in front of a live audience. We talk about many subjects including how he chooses his plants, his travels across the world in search of new ones, current projects, and plans for the future. Learn all about Patrick’s work at his website, Vertical Garden Patrick Blanc.

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